to put someone to work; to make someone work
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
good-quality; superior in quality
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
store interior; inside of a shop
perfect; just right; ideal
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
estimate (of costs); budget
how much; how many; however
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous